American Cheese Month is just around the corner. What better time to show our nation’s cheesemakers some love? Over four Thursdays in May, I’ll be partnering with cheese expert Laura Werlin and top California wineries to bring you the best in American artisan cheese and wine and to support our cheesemakers in these challenging times.

Please join Laura and me each Thursday in May for Cheese O’Clock (always time for cheese!), an online tasting/gabfest about great American cheese and wine. We’ll be telling stories, swapping opinions and taking your questions. To taste along, you can purchase each week’s themed cheese collection from igourmet (they’re donating a percentage of sales to the ACE Foundation) and purchase the wines from the participating wineries. Or simply listen in as we dish and riff on cheese and wine. We want you there!

Cheese O’Clock

All tastings are at 4 pm PT/ 7 pm ET and they are free. If you RSVP, you will receive an e-mail invitation on the morning of the tasting with a link and password to join the session. You do not need the Zoom app to participate.

Thursday, May 7
“American Rock Stars”
Special guests: Jasper Hill Farm cheesemaker Mateo Kehler and Roederer Estate winemaker Arnaud Weyrich
RSVP for “American Rock Stars” tasting

On our cheese board:
Nettle Meadow Farm Kunik
Capriole Goat Cheese Julianna
Hidden Springs Creamery Ocooch Mountain
Jasper Hill Farm Bayley Hazen Blue
Get the Cheeses
Get the Ultimate Cheese Collection (includes condiments)

In our glasses:
Roederer Estate Brut
Roederer Estate Extra Dry
Get the Wines
Use code “cheese” for free wine shipping

Thursday, May 14
“Hidden Gems”
RSVP for “Hidden Gems” tasting

On our cheese board:
Shepherd’s Way Farm Shepherd’s Hope
Tulip Tree Creamery Trillium
Goat Lady Dairy Providence
Milton Creamery Flory’s Truckle
Get the Cheeses

In our glasses:
2018 Silverado Vineyards Vineburg Chardonnay
2016 Silverado Vineyards Mt. George Merlot
Get the Wines
Use promo code CHEESE for a 10% discount on the 2-bottle wine set and ship for just $5. Ten percent of sales donated to the American Cheese Education Foundation.

Thursday, May 21
West Coast Wonders
RSVP for “West Coast Wonders” tasting

Cascadia Creamery cheesemaker John Shuman

On our cheese board:
Pennyroyal Farm Laychee
Cascadia Creamery Sawtooth
Shooting Star Creamery Aries
Face Rock Creamery Clothbound Cheddar
Get the Cheeses

In our glasses:
2018 Jordan Chardonnay
2016 Jordan Cabernet Sauvignon
Get the Wines

Thursday, May 28
A Quartet of Favorites
RSVP for “A Quartet of Favorites” tasting

On our cheese board:
Blackberry Farm Brebis
Meadow Creek Farm Appalachian
Haystack Mountain Cheese Gold Hill
Firefly Farms Merry Goat Round Spruce
Get the Cheeses

In our glasses:
TBA